seed-snipe

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [seed snahyp]
- /sid snaɪp/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [seed snahyp]
- /sid snaɪp/

Definition of seed-snipe word

noun seed-snipe any of several South American birds of the family Thinocoridae, related to the shorebirds but superficially resembling quail. 1

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Origin of seed-snipe

First appearance:

before 1885

One of the 21% newest English words

First recorded in 1885-90

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Parts of speech for Seed-snipe

noun

adjective

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adverb

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preposition

conjunction

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exclamation

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seed-snipe popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 60% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.